Last month, SS&C co-hosted an Alternative Investment Funds Reception at the London Residence of the Ambassador of Luxembourg, hosted by His Excellency Mr. Jean Olinger, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the Court of St James’s in Great Britain.
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Australia’s superannuation system is one of the most successful in the world. Not only is it the fourth largest in the world, but it has the highest rate of return in the OECD. Despite this success, many of the country’s super funds face significant threats to their viability, including poor returns, inefficient operations, inability to scale, excessive fees and an overreliance on revenue from inactive accounts.
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Healthcare spending in the United States is a serious problem, but certainly not a new one. According to CMS annual national health expenditure projections, the U.S. will be at an enormous $6 trillion in healthcare spending by 2027.
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I have worked in healthcare for close to 30 years, and like many of you, I have learned quite a few lessons along the way. I have been part of the healthcare “crack the interoperability nut” generation that started in 2005 with a primary focus on moving data for coordinated care delivery, provider-to-provider.
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Most mergers and acquisitions (M&A) professionals, particularly investment bankers, will tell you that deal marketing is not only one of the most crucial phases of the M&A deal lifecycle, it’s also the most complex, time-consuming and potentially error-prone.
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Sometimes delays give us a chance to deeply understand the root of a problem and help us formulate an appropriate plan of action. In the case of the recent surge in regulation in the U.S. financial markets—particularly for broker-dealers—606b and its repeated delays have been met with open arms.
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As a panelist and attendee at PMAR West, I heard some consistent themes in my discussions with investment performance measurement professionals. Performance teams are looking to spend less time on operations, and have more time available for analysis and value-added activities.
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A growing trend continues among financial services firms to outsource their middle and back-office operations and accounting processes. In a recent SS&C survey of companies in one major buy-side segment, 62% of those firms surveyed cited outsourcing or co-sourcing as a high priority.
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